Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60
§2197 Report
Title 48 › Chapter 20— PUERTO RICO OVERSIGHT, MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC STABILITY › Subchapter IV— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 2197
Summary
By 18 months after June 30, 2016, the Comptroller General must report to House Natural Resources Committee and Senate Energy Committee on causes of territorial debt (per person and by economic activity), the government's role, and recommendations without risking homeland or national security, respecting sovereignty and the Constitution.
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Title 48, §2197
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Not later than 18 months after June 30, 2016, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate describing—
(1)the conditions which led to the level of debt, which should be analyzed, per capita and based upon overall economic activity;
(2)how actions of the territorial government improved or impaired the territory’s financial conditions; and
(3)recommendations on non-fiscal actions, or policies that would not imperil America’s homeland and national security, that could be taken by Congress or the Administration to avert future indebtedness of territories, while respecting sovereignty and constitutional parameters.
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48 U.S.C. § 2197
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60